Guidelines for a conversation about respect with your boss. By Assertive Way How do I tell my boss to act and talk respectfully to me? According to a HBR article, half of employees don’t feel respected by their bosses. If you ever felt that your boss acted or talked to you in a non-respectful way, […]
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Focus more on long-term gains than on short-term pains. By Assertive Way How can I overcome and confront my fear of confrontation? Our real fear is not confrontation, but rejection and judgement. We want to belong and get along. We want to stay away from hostile people and situations. Surveys point out that the top
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Tricks to excuse yourself with grace. By Assertive Way How do you politely excuse yourself from a conversation you are not interested in? Have you been stuck in a conversation you are not interested in? You might know some people who speak very fast or non-stop. They may share their life story as soon as
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Find out what is wrong with this old saying that is used by Thumper, the fictional Disney rabbit character. By Assertive Way There is an old saying that “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all”. The quote is from Charles Caleb Colton, an eccentric English writer. However, it is best known
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